My Side of the Mountain is a nice book, one that is great for a child to read or have read to them. It tells a lot about survival and would help a child with common sense.
Pros:
*Survival things. Did you know that you can eat cattail root? Neither did I!
*The life described in the book is inspiring, both in the solitude and the fortitude.
*There is a happy ending.
Cons:
*I was a little bored at times.
*Most of the book is a description of what the main character is doing.
*There aren't a ton of characters, and there isn't a lot of interaction with the characters that there are.